Dennis Baron Professor of English, emeritus Research professor of English and linguistics photo: Brian Stauffer, 2019
Department of English email Dennis Baron
Must reads: What's Your Pronoun? Beyond he and she. Liveright, 2020 My research interests include:
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What's your pronoun? Beyond 'he' and 'she.' Liveright, January, 2020. Click to order. Order your copy of What's Your Pronoun? Chapters include: the missing word; the words that failed; the politics of he; the missing word is singular they; and an annotated chronology of gender-neutral and nonbinary pronouns from 1789 to the present. Author appearances: Feb. 4: New York Public Library, 6:30 pm, Schwartzman Building. Feb. 5: Politics and Prose, Washington DC. Feb. 6: Cuyahoga County Library, Cleveland: Parma Branch, 7 pm Feb. 11: Kansas City (Mo) Public Library, 6:30 pm Feb. 16: Town Hall, Seattle 7:30 pm Feb. 17: Powells Bookstore, Cedar Hills Crossing, Portland OR, 7 pm Feb. 18: City Lights Books, San Francisco, 7 pm
available in hardback, paperback, various e-text editions, and a Chinese translation. Tracing the impact of communication technologies on our reading and writing practices, and how the needs of readers and writers shape technological development, from the invention of writing to the digital age.
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it's the go-to site for language in the news -- whether it's official English, Spanish in the US, grammar and usage, language politics, or the linguistic twisting of politicians, you can read all about it on the Web of Language. Don't miss updates: bookmark the Web of Language in your browser or newsfeed, or subscribe and get email links to the latest posts. Follow me on Twitter @DrGrammar Black Words Matter: Read "Ebonics and the Politics of English" (2000) "Guns and grammar: Linguistic authority and legal interpretation in District of Columbia v. Heller." The Linguists Brief in District of Columbia v. Heller 554 U.S. 570 (2008), our brief on the linguistics of the Second Amendment (the one about the right to bear arms). "Speak the Language of Your Flag: America's war on language, 1918-2018"
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The words that failed: A chronology of nonbinary pronouns An extensive list of proposals and comments on what to say when gender is unknown or irrelevant, from the 1790s to the present. Soon to be a major new book. What's your pronoun? Are singular they and nonbinary pronouns ruining the language or making English great again? An illustrated talk, 2017 version. The president's reading lesson: George Bush reads "The Pet Goat" while the towers fall. The Noun Game: a simple grammar lesson leads to a clash of civilizations. Language lessons: It's time for English teachers to stop teaching that the earth is flat. Don't Make English Official--ban it instead. Letter to a high school English teacher Grammar sticklers may have OCD A brief history of singular they Literally has always been figurative A spelling reformer writes to Mr. Lincoln
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